JeffKenna wrote: » No missiles came from Irish bases but bombs certainly did. Also, the Irish government were involved in gun running for the IRA!!
I Heart Internet wrote: » How is that clear?
I Heart Internet wrote: » That's just not true.
I Heart Internet wrote: » Israel, despite killing innocent people, do aim to avoid killing innocent people.
humanji wrote: » If they actually gave a sh*t, they could take out targets precisely.
I Heart Internet wrote: » As I said, they're not magicians.
I Heart Internet wrote: » They have the ability to make precision attacks, yes. They use it.
I Heart Internet wrote: » they are not magicians and will mistakes.
I Heart Internet wrote: » With Hamas, it is never a mistake. Every lucky kill of any Israeli is a source of joy for them.
end of the road wrote: » delusianel nonsense, israel would kill civilians anyway, its a popular tactic with them
I Heart Internet wrote: » Israel rejoices in the killing of civilians. Hamas rejoices in the killing of civilians.
I Heart Internet wrote: » Why don't Hamas call their bluff. Fire all it's rockets from remote/unpopulated areas - see if Israel fires on thoses sites and remove any justification for Israeli missiles in populated areas. Why don't Hamas do that?? Do it for a month and see what happens.
Del2005 wrote: » I never said Israel doesn't kill civilians. I said Hamas fire their rockets from civilian areas so when the Israelis counter battery they kill civilians. At least Israel makes a pretence at trying to avoid civilian casualties, Hamas want to kill civilians on both sides. Neither side is better than the other, but the Israelis try to protect their own civilians from harm with sirens and bunkers while Hamas intentionally get their civilians killed. I know if I had to live in that region I'd rather have a government that protects me than puts me in harm. Yet the Palestinians voted in the people who are getting them killed.
I Heart Internet wrote: » The IRA were not launching missiles into the North from Irish bases. Any activity of the IRA in the Republic of Ireland was policed by a stable government committed to peace in the Republic of Ireland. The situation in Gaza is entirely differernt.
snaphook wrote: » Barack Obama is trying to broker a ceasefire between them. Meanwhile, a group of residents in Dublin said they planned on calling on him to convince Brooks to play the concerts. Some people need to be shaken violently and given a clatter across the face for good measure.
moxin wrote: » The media(especially the British media) gave far more coverage to the kidnapped Israeli teenagers than the revenge murder of the Palestinian. Also they never gave any coverage to the 5 or so Palestinians that died at the hands of the Israelis just before the kidnapping of the Israeli teenagers.Its as if Israelis are superior human beings to the Palestinians.
ankaragucu wrote: » Surely ordinary Palestinians must be asking why are they again involved in military action against a foe who militarily have 100s of times the firepower they possess? Shouldnt Palestine be putting all their energies into a peaceful negociated resolution defined by the international community purely on the basis that the alternative, getting slaughtered, isnt really too clever?
pO1Neil wrote: » Yeah there bombs were a lot more effective than Hamas'. One bomb alone cost the British state over a billion pound. several others in about the space of 3 & half years cost 100's of millions each. They reduced the center of Manchester to rubbell. They blew up clubs, restraunts, pubs, shops etc. in the middle of London for a whole year. They they tried to kill 3 British PM's. They blew up the hotel the PM was staying & killed members of her cabinet. they launched a rocket into the PM's place of residence, they killed 18 British soldiers in one go. Hamas killed 13 Israeli soldiers during the whole 2008 - 2009 Gaza massacre. Most of the IRA men came from the North were there was no government not the South & the two men who killed the British in 2008 were from the North
I Heart Internet wrote: » The IRA were not launching missiles into the North from Irish bases.
Steviemak wrote: » The IRA launched most of their bombing campaigns from Ireland. They stored most of their artillery in Ireland and moved across the border for attacks before heading back south. Never once did the British army mount an armed assault on know locations of IRA operatives in Ireland for fear of civilian casualties.
Averi Swift Pane wrote: » More Israelis would have been killed only for their defence systems shooting down some of the rockets and people going into shelters as soon as the sirens go off. Everyone is bemoaning the poor Palestinians but forgets that they are continually firing onto Israel. Is Israel to stand still and let them? Some would think so.
I Heart Internet wrote: » Clarrification - Hamas want to kill Israelis - any Israelis. Israel wants to kill Hamas terrorists firing rockets into Israel. Crucial difference.
I Heart Internet wrote: » And these bombs were all launched from the Republic of Ireland with our government's approval?! Wow. That has changed everything. For the record, just lash up an oul link to info about these missile attacks from the Rep of Ireland on NI and Britain. I'd like to read about them.
pO1Neil wrote: » What are you talking about? KI never said any of that. All the attacks camr from within the North & England & sometimes Europe themselves. When did the IRA launch a a bomb attack from the Republic into the North because I missed those news bulletins.
I Heart Internet wrote: » Funny how "launch" takes on a whole new meaning when people are desperately scrambling to make an argument stand up. For the record, the British Army didn't mount any serious incursion into the Rep becasue there was a realatively stable, friendly governemnt in this jurisdiction to help prevent terrorist activity.
Standman wrote: » OPs like this are just pure whataboutery. There is always some "worse" news out there.
davmol wrote: » So,the isralies had some of their citizens murdered and as usual have to kill 10-20 palestinians for every 1 israelie they lost.Scores of innocents will be murdered including a few littel girls already killed and Garth brooks gets teh headline of each newspaper. what kind of world is this that a plonker who sings sh1t songs can get the headlines while innocent people are murdered by the Israeli war machine?!1:mad: